Hey Warsaw 306 kids,

I hope you’ve all been getting on well these past couple of weeks. It’s now only a month until Christmas. I expect you’re all very excited about that - I am too! I personally can’t wait to experience a traditional Polish Christmas. I don’t know much about what that might be, but I’ve been told that there’s definitely lots of delicious food. I also hope that it will snow soon. I know that snow is very normal (and sometimes annoying) for Polish people, but for me it’s pretty special. I’ve never had a white Christmas before and I’ve only seen snow 3 times in my entire life! Fingers crossed!

So, what have I been up to? Well, a couple of weeks ago I visited Budapest in Hungary. I spent three days visiting different attractions. I also ate lots of Goulash, a typical Hungarian soup made from capsicums and sausages. It is completely delicious!

As soon as I arrived, I noticed how different the Hungarian language is to Polish and lots of other European languages. It didn’t sound like anything I had heard before. Apparently Hungarian is the hardest language for English speakers to learn. Now I understand why!

I visited the National Museum and saw a very interesting exhibit. It was about how Hungarian culture has changed over the past 2000 years. There were some very pretty clothes that Kings and Queens used to wear, as well as some very old weapons from 400 years ago.

My friend and I also visited on of the famous bath houses in Budapest. They are beautiful, warm, outdoor pools. Even though it was freezing and raining outside we were nice and warm in the baths. It was a very nice way to relax on a Saturday afternoon.

We also visited a flea market just next to the bath houses. It was very interesting as they sold things from WWII and Communist times, as well as lots of other curious junk. I bought a thick leather belt, so now I have a souvenir from Hungary and my pants don’t fall down!

Oki doke*, well that’s all from me for now. I’ll see you in classes!

Sarah

*This is a very Australian way of saying “okay”

Captions for photos:

A dress that a Queen once wore

The beautiful Margaret Bridge at night time